decontaminated
- past participle of decontaminate.
- past tense form of decontaminate.
Example Sentences
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When reused, the decontaminated robots still picked up plastic and microbes, albeit smaller amounts of both.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
In hospitals, his system uses electromagnetic fields to track surgical instruments, ensuring they are decontaminated and sterilised properly, and available in the right place at the right time.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
Then the site is cleaned and decontaminated, a process that includes removing organic materials like manure and chicken feed that can harbor virus particles.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022
“Our team on site in Beni has carried out a dignified and secure burial and also decontaminated the hospital where the patient stayed,” the ministry said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022
Seventeen crew members who had ridden in the helicopters had to be decontaminated, scrubbed from head to foot to remove any radioactive particles.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
